#87aeba

Color #87aeba

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#87aeba

RGB

rgb(135, 174, 186)

HSL

hsl(194.1, 27%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.1, 27.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.73, -10.31, -10.43)

LCH

lch(68.73, 14.67, 225.33)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0455, 218.58)

HWB

hwb(194.1, 52.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ba9387

Analogous

#87baac

#87aeba

#8794ba

Triadic

#87aeba

#ba87ae

#aeba87

Split-complementary

#87aeba

#ba8794

#baac87

Tetradic

#87aeba

#9387ba

#ba9387

#aeba87

Square

#87aeba

#ac87ba

#ba9387

#94ba87

Shades

Color #87aeba mixed toward black.

#6597a6

#4e7a88

#3b5c66

#273d44

#141f22

Tints

Color #87aeba mixed toward white.

#9bbbc5

#afc9d1

#c3d6dc

#d7e4e8

#ebf1f3

Tones

Color #87aeba mixed toward gray.

#8bacb6

#8fa9b1

#94a7ad

#98a5a9

#9ca3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999ab7 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#9794b7 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#89b5b4 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87aeba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87aeba]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#87aeba (#87aeba) is rgb(135, 174, 186) in RGB.

No, #87aeba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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